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Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and renewed global trade uncertainty following US President Donald Trump’s tariff decisions are expected to keep gold and silver prices on an upward trajectory next week, analysts said.Investors have increasingly moved towards safe-haven assets amid volatility triggered by fresh tariff measures and escalating global risks, with market participants…
Image Credit: X/ (The murder of a 27-year-old bank employee, found with her throat slit near Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar district, was solved within 18 hours, with police arresting her husband — a chartered accountant from Hisar — as the prime accused.) ROHTAK: The murder of a 27-year-old bank employee, found with her throat slit near…
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY‑U) has sanctioned 1.22 crore houses in cities nationwide. Of these, 114.59 lakh constructions have begun, 96.65 lakh homes are complete, and 94.24 lakh are already occupied—marking significant progress toward the government’s “Housing for All” goal.The urban housing mission has mobilised a total investment of Rs 8.42 lakh crore as…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has started a major recruitment drive for Agniveer roles this year, offering over 25,000 positions across the country. The application process is now open following the release of an official notification for 2026-27. The last date to apply is April 1.When the Agnipath scheme was launched on June 14, 2022…
The Union Cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total Central Assistance of Rs 1 lakh crore, aimed at driving market-linked urban infrastructure development and catalysing investments worth around Rs 4 lakh crore over the next five years.The fund marks a shift in urban development model away from grant-based…
BENGALURU: A discreet outing plan, dodging parents’ calls, and a sudden end in a pre-dawn crash. Grief-stricken families of the six deceased boys followed a familiar script of keeping strict vigil on their children and checking on them every now and then through the night so that the kids are preparing for approaching exams. What…
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India now accounts for about 16% of global economic growth and is positioned to become a key driver of world expansion in the coming years.Speaking at the ET Now Global Business Summit, Modi said the current decade has marked a phase of unprecedented development for India despite multiple…
Spot silver advanced 2.1 percent to $76.76 per ounce, recovering after tumbling 11 percent on Wednesday. The US dollar traded largely unchanged against major currencies on Thursday, stabilising following mixed readings from the latest batch of US economic data. A firmer dollar typically makes commodities priced in the greenback costlier for investors using other currencies….
Buxar: District magistrate (DM) Sahila on Wednesday launched the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) drive against filariasis by administering the prescribed dose to children at Anganwadi centre no. 17 at Atrauna village under Itadhi block of Buxar.Addressing the gathering, the DM said filariasis is a serious but fully preventable disease and stressed that the ongoing govt…
Indian Railways’ accelerated electrification push has sharply reduced diesel consumption, helping cut crude import dependence while expanding cleaner rail operations across the country. Mission-mode electrification has now covered about 99.4% of the Broad Gauge network, with the remaining stretches also taken up for completion.According to information shared by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Lok…
